AKIKO TARUMOTO, violin, member of the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 2000 to 2004. She received her Bachelor of Arts cum laude in English and American Literature from Harvard University in 1998 and her Master of Music from the Juilliard School in 2000, where she was a student of Glenn Dicterow. Ms. Tarumoto appeared as soloist with the LA Philharmonic and has been a featured performer on the Great Performers series at Lincoln Center. She has participated in the Aspen, Taos and Spoleto festivals. She appeared at these concerts in 2007.